Sarah Branch says her mentally ill client’s ordeal of having to spend nearly a month in jail before receiving court-ordered treatment is an example of a larger problem.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Kennebec Journal police log for Dec. 16
Augusta area police reports for Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018.
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Watch: Four injured after high-speed chase in Raymond
Dale Tucker, 29, of Casco crashed his car into two vehicles Sunday after trying to avoid a spike mat, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says.
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Morning Sentinel police log for Dec. 16
Waterville area police reports for Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018
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Kennebec County courts Dec. 6-12, 2018
A roundup of cases closed Dec. 6-12, 2018, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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Maine State Police identify couple found dead in Richmond
The bodies of Kirk Alexander Jr., 46, and his longtime girlfriend, Niomi Mello, 37, were discovered by her 11-year-old son in the kitchen of their mobile home, a spokesman says.
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Mother of Ayla Reynolds to file wrongful death lawsuit 7 years after child’s disappearance
Seven years after the toddler was reported missing from a Waterville home, Trista Reynolds plans to file a civil suit against Ayla’s father, Justin DiPietro, alleging he caused the child’s death.
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Reporter’s Notebook: The disappearance of Ayla Reynolds in Waterville
The first several days of the search for the 20-month-old girl who was reported missing by her father Dec. 17, 2011.
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Central Maine Sunday police logs for Dec. 15
Waterville and Augusta area police reports for Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018
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Man, woman busted in South Portland on heroin, fentanyl charges
The Lowell, Mass., residents were arrested Thursday night in a parking lot and charged with aggravated trafficking in the drugs, authorities said Saturday.